AllCloud Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR)

AllCloud leverages the AWS framework consisting of a series of whitepapers, tools and services that help users assess their architectures, identify risks and inefficiencies, and implement best practices to optimize their workloads. It also includes a set of AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews, which are designed to provide expert guidance and feedback on specific architectures, helping users ensure that their systems are well-architected.

AWS services such as AWS CloudFormation and partner services such as MontyCloud will be used for CloudOps to automate insights about your AWS environment.

What are the solution benefits?

• Improved Security: The review helps identify security risks and provides best practices for securing your workload in-line with the AWS Security pillar.
• Cost Optimization: The review provides recommendations for optimizing your costs and helps identify potential cost savings in line with the AWS Cost Optimization pillar.
• Improved Performance: The review provides guidance on improving the performance of your workload in line with the AWS Performance Efficiency pillar.
• Increased Reliability: The review helps identify potential points of failure in your architecture and provides recommendations for improving reliability in line with the AWS Reliability pillar.
• Improved Operational Excellence: The review provides recommendations for improving operational excellence, including automating tasks and improving monitoring and logging.
• Improved Sustainability Performance: The review provides recommendations for improving the overall sustainability footprint while maintaining performance.

What are the solution design components?

There are seven design principles for security in the cloud:

• Implement a strong identity foundation
• Enable traceability
• Apply security at all layers
• Automate security best practices
• Protect data in transit and at rest
• Keep people away from data
• Prepare for security events